BL1 8GA

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in October 2016

BL1 8GA	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL1 8GA

Cotton Meadows - 53 properties, USRN 3406560

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5939 / 53°35'37"N

Longitude: -2.4168 / 2°25'0"W

UTM Reference: 30U 538599 5938494

OS Easting: 372510

OS Northing: 410889

OS Grid: SD725108

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CVKW.KF

Mapcode Global: WH97N.VXBR

Open Location Code: 9C5VHHVM+G7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83so92

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5417 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL1 8GA on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:48

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:01 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL1 8GA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL1 8GA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 September 2022	44 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
29 July 2022	38 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
18 February 2022	56 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
21 December 2021	90 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£187,000
20 August 2021	48 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
18 December 2020	28 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£260,000
19 August 2019	6 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£260,000
31 May 2019	24 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£212,500
1 April 2019	78 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£216,500
13 July 2018	80 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Other property type	Freehold	£3,600
20 June 2018	56 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,995
25 May 2018	38 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£179,995
18 May 2018	40 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,995
4 May 2018	48 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£166,995
13 April 2018	50 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
29 March 2018	58 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,995
29 March 2018	42 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,995
29 March 2018	52 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,995
23 March 2018	46 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£262,995
16 March 2018	36 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,995
15 February 2018	44 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£250,995
9 February 2018	62 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£242,995
2 February 2018	60 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£224,295
1 February 2018	54 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£154,995
19 January 2018	64 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£254,995
18 January 2018	66 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£249,995
5 January 2018	68 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£239,995
21 December 2017	72 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£234,995
12 December 2017	70 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£244,995
30 November 2017	74 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£239,595
28 November 2017	34 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£242,995
13 November 2017	32 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£248,895
10 November 2017	30 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£242,995
31 August 2017	139 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£204,995
18 August 2017	90 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£150,995
30 June 2017	4 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,895
30 June 2017	20 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£201,995
23 June 2017	26 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£238,995
12 May 2017	10 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£199,995
5 May 2017	28 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£210,895
28 April 2017	24 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£201,995
21 April 2017	16 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£180,995
7 April 2017	76 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£197,995
31 March 2017	78 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£196,535
24 March 2017	22 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£244,895
16 March 2017	14 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£201,995
23 February 2017	80 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£199,995
17 February 2017	8 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£236,995
17 February 2017	82 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Freehold	£217,195
9 February 2017	104 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£176,995
3 February 2017	2 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£178,995
27 January 2017	12 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£241,995
27 January 2017	92 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£150,995
27 January 2017	18 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£180,995
27 January 2017	84 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£239,995
26 January 2017	86 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£226,995
26 January 2017	88 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£226,995
23 January 2017	94 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£59,042
23 January 2017	96 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£59,042
23 January 2017	98 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£59,042
23 January 2017	100 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£59,042
25 November 2016	6 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£239,995
28 October 2016	102 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£178,995
28 October 2016	106 Cotton Meadows, Bolton BL1 8GA	Detached	Leasehold	£237,995

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL1 8GA

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bolton North East

MP

Kirith Entwistle Labour

Bolton Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Tonge with the Haulgh

Councillors

Martin Donaghy Labour

Nicholas Peel Labour

Emily Mort Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL1 8GA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00024931		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00181442		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01004929	Bolton 010D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000993	Bolton 010	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014835	Tonge with the Haulgh	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000001	Bolton	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001110	Bolton North East	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004678		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000016	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000155	Bolton, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008201	Bolton (Bolton)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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